IMSeye vs CCTV Smart Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IMSeye
Access and manage live video feeds from cameras and encoders directly on your iPhone. Enjoy features like PTZ control, direct streaming, and snapshot saving for convenient surveillance and monitoring.
- Live video stream viewing
- Camera and encoder control
- Pan, Tilt, & Zoom (PTZ) support
- Direct stream connection
- Snapshot saving
- MultiChannel encoder support
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IMSeye allows iPhone users to view and control live video streams from cameras and video encoders. Features: iPhone and iPod Touch compatible. Unlimited video on cellular and wifi. Support MultiChannel video encoder. Support for authentication. Support for Pan, Tilt, & Zoom control. Direct stream connection. No video going through 3rd party servers. Snapshot capability (while viewing live stream) to save to your local photo gallery. Support for landscape and portrait mode. Ability to change ip address and port as desired for internal and remote users.
CCTV Smart Viewer
Access and monitor your DVR system remotely from your mobile device. View live feeds, playback recorded footage, and manage your security cameras on the go.
- Remote DVR access
- Live video monitoring
- Playback recorded footage
- Security camera management
- Mobile surveillance
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Remote monitoring app for DVR(Digital Video Recorder)
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Verdict
IMSeye and CCTV Smart Viewer both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of CCTV Smart Viewer's written reviews are positive against 23% of IMSeye's. IMSeye's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 11.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CCTV Smart Viewer holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of IMSeye's written reviews are positive against 63% of CCTV Smart Viewer's.
IMSeye ships an update every 5 weeks, CCTV Smart Viewer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IMSeye | CCTV Smart Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (18 ratings) | 3.9 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.6% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guangzhou Kedi Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. | KangYeol Lee |
Customer experience
IMSeye
CCTV Smart Viewer
In-app purchases
IMSeye
No in-app purchases
CCTV Smart Viewer
No in-app purchases
